1) ALPINE – Real Name: AL PINE
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I think we have our winner.
To suggest your own topic for a future outing, feel free to follow along @MightyKingCobra for more Ten Things madness on Twitter (or check out the full archive here!) As with any set of like items, these aren ‘t meant to be hard and fast or absolutely complete, especially since puns and plays on words are the way of the superhero world. Just ask Jack Napier…
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Although fun set, Matthew, thank you!
Fun trivia: there’s actually a word for this. An aptonym is a name that corresponds to a career or skills.
From the webcomic world, Goblins Comics takes an interesting approach to this. The central characters are from a village with a shaman, who names every newborn according to her visions of the child’s future. So there’s Complains Loudly, who protests every nonsensical thi g about the world; Dies Horribly, who lives in constant fear; and… Chief. Who is now the village chief. Because he was named Chief upon birth.
Ha! That sounds really cool…